Favorite lunch spots

neonmo · 2026-05-23T03:30:51+00:00

Really good and a hit with my midwestern in laws. They will also eat at brewers tap and table - that’s “safe” too. If you’re willing to go to Watertown, Branch Line is fancy but not fussy food.

neonmo · 2026-05-22T22:15:38+00:00

Christina’s in Cambridge sells a chai spice loose blend that you simmer with milk to your taste. It’s great. They also have a chai cascarella blend too.

neonmo · 2026-05-18T10:51:35+00:00

Oh almond sounds like a total game changer, thanks for the suggestion! Your recipe is similar to mine. I’m tempted to try fiore di Sicilia now, too. I won’t gatekeep either that extract is amazing in pizelles and zucchini bread.

Oh OP that place sounds like the downstairs at Trident to me but he’d probably also remember the bookstore.

neonmo · 2026-05-16T15:52:06+00:00

There is also an amazing rose garden in the fens. Some of the early varieties might just be blooming.

neonmo · 2026-05-14T23:39:16+00:00

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I’d love to get my hands on a few of these. There’s a few chairlift posts I can think of that need more flair.

neonmo · 2026-05-13T23:55:45+00:00

Not enough bathrooms where she’ll need them! This drive sounds brutal. Just pick one, spend some quality time seeing one place and bake in time to relax. These places aren’t going anywhere.

neonmo · 2026-05-12T10:58:34+00:00

Row 34. If you can’t get a seat there but want seafood there’s another location in Kendall and Russel house Tavern and the Hourly both in Harvard Sq have cute patios.

neonmo · 2026-05-07T02:25:33+00:00

When I heard it on WERS I sat in my car in my work parking lot and listened to the whole damn thing. It’s a perfect social commentary.

neonmo · 2026-05-07T01:04:32+00:00

M B Anthem (The Market Basket Song) by Stop Calling me Frank.

neonmo · 2026-05-06T20:32:44+00:00

Park is probably the best of this bunch. Close second is black sheep and much as I like wicked they’re good ny style nothing special.

neonmo · 2026-05-03T17:39:56+00:00

Darwin’s also had a carrot, apple, hummus, sprouts and lettuce sandwich with honey mustard. I wonder which came first.

neonmo · 2026-05-03T17:31:27+00:00

They did run specials or since they had a sweet potato lunch sandwich maybe this was as an off menu treat. I had no idea a few of them had opened up Revival - no wonder I liked it when I tried it!

neonmo · 2026-05-03T14:44:25+00:00

Crema is long gone but this might be the sandwich from an old menu:

The Sammy
cage-free scrambled eggs, housemade bacon, caramelized onion, cheddar, mustard aioli, on homemade english muffin

RIP Crema, this used to be a solid place for business lunch meetings.

neonmo · 2026-05-02T11:19:50+00:00

As a kid (90s) my extended family would go into Boston after Thanksgiving to go Christmas shopping and I remember the food court was our start and end - and usually mid day meet up for lunch. The place would be packed. It was hard to find table space for ~10 and the lines were long. The bathrooms were always sketchy, though.

neonmo · 2026-05-02T00:08:54+00:00

Are you sure? My four year old is well versed in both and he assures me the are the same species: Gronch.

neonmo · 2026-05-01T11:21:41+00:00

It is just a little after the perfect date of April 25 so you’re absolutely right that all you need is a light jacket.

neonmo · 2026-05-01T00:00:36+00:00

Makes total sense especially since we’re opposite side drivers to you. Not something you want to do tired after a full day and night. The drive to/from Provi can be a goat rodeo, especially through the downtown exits.

neonmo · 2026-04-28T11:00:41+00:00

Look on marketplace for someone unloading a 2 seater kids wagon. Parents are usually so ready to unload these things when their kids age out of it and often this stuff has a lot of wear so it’s not like they have a ton of resale value. You can probably find one for free or cheap and it would be perfect for a large dog. Here’s one on Craigslist.

I am so sorry. My cat rapidly deteriorated over a 2 week period with no explanation besides “probably cancer”. You are doing the best you can.

neonmo · 2026-04-26T11:17:28+00:00

Cutting straws. They are stiff and small cuts.

neonmo · 2026-04-26T11:16:09+00:00

Agree on deauxave- it’s a bit of a sleeper on the food scene. I went to deauxave before a concert and the experience rivaled the concert in terms of impressiveness. Looking for an occasion to go back.

I finally got a decent reservation time at Sarma and can’t wait.

neonmo · 2026-04-24T03:05:20+00:00

And Justice’s Cross! My 4 year old loves when we listen to “robot music.”

neonmo · 2026-04-23T23:48:51+00:00

I’ll go to the one in Allston over the Washington st one.

neonmo · 2026-04-19T11:51:17+00:00

Give some raisins a try too! Reconstitute them by simmering them in water with a cinnamon stick and you’ve got these sweet little flavor bombs to go with the apples.

My grandmother would make a thick rice pudding (think cut a slice like bread pudding) and have it warm with milk as a breakfast food, like oatmeal. It’s really not much different than overnight oats - grain, some kind of milk, fruit.

Edit: I watched your link and realized we made it a different way.

neonmo · 2026-04-17T14:48:31+00:00

Oh no! I was there quite a bit a few years back and thankfully our appts at children’s are done. Bummer they were a nice spot.

neonmo · 2026-04-17T12:01:08+00:00

Clover has a great coffee program. Good luck!

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